What was the reason to build flywheels so heavy? Common to shave pounds off when doing an overhaul. I'm working on another car with a smaller engine than an A and the flywheel weighs close to #50. There must have been an engineering reason.
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that is how Henry was able to make a crank without counterweights work -
Every car company was still going thru a learning process at the time.
It was all about momentum and stored energy, supposedly made driving easier. Just let the clutch out and go.Comment
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Then it seems that flywheel weight was replaced with shear horsepower.Comment
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Some flywheel weight is replaced with crankshaft counterweights. Clutch discs were also improved with damper springs. Recently I pulled mine out.. solid disc. I hope to see an improvement with a dampened disc and V8 pressure plate as I was told they have a smoother engagement.Comment
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